In the first of three special films focusing on the topic of sustainable gardening, Gay Search visits a recently opened Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust site in Richmond, Surrey, where she follows the development of a new garden created with ecology in mind by designer Cleve West and sculptor Johnny Woodford.
Pippa Greenwood embarks on a hunt to track down the latest outbreaks of pests and diseases and offers advice on how to keep the garden free of these unwelcome visitors. Alan Titchmarsh has seasonal tips from his home in Hampshire on maintaining the perfect garden.
Producers Tony Laryea and Colette Foster (S) (W) BBC BOOKS: Gardeners' World: Practical Gardening Course by Geoff Hamilton. price £12.99, and Geoff Hamilton : a Man and His Garden by Gay Search and Tony Hamilton , price £7.99, both in paperback and available from retailers. Alan Titchmarsh on gardens designed to attract wildlife: page 36